SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C.- The 77th Fighter Squadron and 20th Fighter Wing personnel, will depart June 1 for a 3-week RED FLAG-Alaska exercise at Eielson AFB, Alaska.

During the exercise, pilots are subjected to every conceivable combat threat preparing them for actual combat.

"RF-A provides our pilots the opportunity to fly against 5th generation aircraft such as the F-22 and our coalition partners in preparation for future Air Expeditionary Force taskings," said Col. Don Godier, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander. 

Bank of America is offering its customers a way to celebrate the start of summer with Museums on Us, giving bank cardholders free admission to some of the most exciting cultural venues nationwide, including Rhode Island’s Newport Art Museum, San Diego’s Birch Aquarium at Scripps and Long Island’s Old Westbury Gardens. As part of Museums on Us, more than 150 leading U.S. cultural institutions, in 91 cities across the country, open their doors to bank cardholders on the first full weekend of each month.

After a two month break, the Richland County Regulators, women's roller derby team, are back rolling and previewing South Carolina's only male roller derby team, the Carolina Wreckingballs.

For more information go to www.richlandcountyregulators.com.

Tenessa Jennings reports